Costner, Gyllenhaal to Film Honeymoon with Harry in Queensland

Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal will begin filming the dramedy Honeymoon with Harry next month in Queensland, Australia, marking a new chapter for Costner following the challenges of his recent Western project. Production by Amazon MGM Studios is scheduled to start in April in Brisbane and on the tropical Whitsunday Islands, with the story set across locations including Chicago and the Caribbean.

The film, adapted from Bart Baker's novel of the same name, follows a free-spirited man played by Gyllenhaal whose honeymoon plans unravel due to a life-altering event just before his wedding. Stranded on an island getaway, he navigates tensions with his fiancée's guarded and overprotective father, portrayed by Costner. Initial clashes between the two give way to an unexpected emotional bond against the backdrop of the disrupted trip. Sarah Pidgeon, known for her role in I Know What You Did Last Summer, is in talks to join the cast.

Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who previously collaborated with screenwriter Dan Fogelman on the 2011 romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, the television series This Is Us, and Hulu's Paradise, helm the project. Fogelman also serves as a producer...